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&%^«,¨¨¨¨¨ @ % ¨ @ % ¨ @ % lying @ % ¨ @ % ¨  @ % ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,«^%&
%^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ @   %   ¨    in   my   room,   @   %   ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^%
^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @ arms flopped over the edge of the bed. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @  % ¨  something  poking my left  hand, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @     %      ¨     something      slimy, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @  %  ¨  slithering around the  fingers, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @   %   ¨   up   the    arm.   @   %   ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ is   it  drug-fueled  apathy?   @   %  ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @   %   ¨   i   don't  move   the   arm. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^
%^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ @    %   ¨    @    %    ¨    @    %    ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^%
&%^«,¨¨¨¨¨ whatever  it is that's tasting me, @ % ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,«^%&
#&%^«,¨¨¨¨ it   moves   further    up,   @    %   ¨ ¨¨¨¨,«^%&#
@#&%^«,¨¨¨ reaches    the    armpit.    @    %    ¨ ¨¨¨,«^%&#@
#@#&%^«,¨¨ i  turn  my  head  toward  it.   @  %  ¨ ¨¨,«^%&#@#
##@#&%^«,¨ @    %    ¨    looks   like    seagrass. ¨,«^%&#@##
#@#&%^«,¨¨ @  %  ¨  it's   kinda  cute.   @   %   ¨ ¨¨,«^%&#@#
@#&%^«,¨¨¨ @    %    ¨    @    %    ¨   @    %    ¨ ¨¨¨,«^%&#@
#&%^«,¨¨¨¨ @ %  ¨ once  it's  up my neck  and on my ¨¨¨¨,«^%&#
&%^«,¨¨¨¨¨ face,    i    bite    it.    @    %    ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,«^%&
%^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ @  %  ¨ the texture  is like  that  of a ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^%
^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ juicy       @       %      ¨      grape, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @ %  ¨  and the squish tastes like sweet ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @   %   ¨    @    %    ¨   cucumber.   ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @ % ¨ it's very  good. @ % ¨ and i @ % ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ suck   more   of   it   in.    @   %   ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @    %    ¨    chew   it.    @    %    ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @ % ¨ the seagrass doesn't seem to mind. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^
%^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ @    %    ¨    @    %    ¨    @    %   ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^%
&%^«,¨¨¨¨¨ %  «  apathy   gone,   i  sit  up.  %  « ¨¨¨¨¨,«^%&
#&%^«,¨¨¨¨ % «  the  tendrils are stuck  under  % « ¨¨¨¨,«^%&#
@#&%^«,¨¨¨ % « my shirt, %  « entering  by  the arm ¨¨¨,«^%&#@
#@#&%^«,¨¨ and  exiting  through  the collar.  %  « ¨¨,«^%&#@#
##@#&%^«,¨ % « this makes it hard  for  me  to push ¨,«^%&#@##
#@#&%^«,¨¨ more   of   it   in  my   mouth.   %   « ¨¨,«^%&#@#
@#&%^«,¨¨¨ % « i make to remove the shirt, but  the ¨¨¨,«^%&#@
#&%^«,¨¨¨¨ seagrass finally  protests when i try to ¨¨¨¨,«^%&#
&%^«,¨¨¨¨¨ move     my    left     arm.     %     « ¨¨¨¨¨,«^%&
%^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ %   «  so  -  eating  it  is  ok,  %   « ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^%
^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ % «  % «  moving  it  is  not. %  « %  « ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^
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